Thanks for this dear Alffe.

SunnysideUP () .... I know exactly what you mean. When we are depressed, we want to be alone.

I know that I am in that space right now. I can talk to people on the phone... and I can usually write here (but mostly, I read)...

I am surrounded by excuses about why I have to be alone... my bed isn't made, my dishes aren't done (although, continually stacked, rinsed, re-arranged, the pile gets bigger until I've used 12 cups or 12 plates... or I run out of utensils). I need to wash, I need to get out and get a job, I need to make my eBay selling work....

I need to know I'm not alone...

I'm scared. And when I'm scared, I don't take care of myself or my things.

I don't want to paint all doom and gloom... right now is a time of reflection for me. I am taking baby steps and am climbing HUGE mountains with success... I'm going to be ok. I always am.

Age gives us experiences which overcome and beat up depression.

I guess I just wanted to say "you are not alone".


for all of us